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asha44 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/02/2018 03:42 am Hi there, I need help identifying thus jeton.seller says it is from Lyon france circa 1700 to 1750. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 12/02/2018 07:06 am to CCF. Someone should be along soon that can assist you. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 12/02/2018 07:33 am @asha44, first welcome to CCF. Second, while jetons are not my area of expertise, I'm a little surprised to see one made from what appears to be silver. Here is a link to a copper jeton with one side being quite similar to your piece (identified as being from 1719 AD Lyon): https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces112114.html "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/02/2018 08:29 am Possibly a Jeton de Presence. Jetons de Presence would, in todays world be classed as Attendance Fees. In 18th and 19th Century France, directors of companies or syndicates were presumed to be wealthy individuals. It would therefore be an affront to offer money in return for their directorial efforts. Thus was born the Jeton de Presence, a piece of silver equal in size and value to a high value circulating coin. Report this Post to the Staff
1c5d7n5m Pillar of the Community Belgium 1185 Posts	Posted 12/02/2018 5:22 pm very nice example of high quality of an 18th century silver jeton produced in the city of Lyon the lion in the coat-of-arms and the two allegorical figures, male and female, spilling water from big jars, here standing on the REV: they represent the Rhône and Saône rivers which merge in Lyon what is unusual for the piece above is that there is no legend on this piece, making the correct identification a bit more challenging here is an example of a jeton from the same period from the consulat de Lyon sold by CGB in Paris: https://www.cgb.fr/lyonnais-consula...61387,a.html I have one example myself from the chambre de commerce de Lyon, this is a quite common type: Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 10:05 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 10:08 am To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
asha44 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 12/03/2018 11:40 am Thanks for your helpful replies. Hope that I will be able to help community in the future. Report this Post to the Staff
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